Prix after Iowa State University's Penumbra, and the first American four seated car to ever compete in the American Solar Challenge, and the second four seated car to compete in the American Solar Challenge after Italian team University of Bologna's Onda Solare. The future The team is working on designing and building its 15th for competition in the 2023 World Solar Challenge. Team Composition Participants The UMNSVP team is composed mainly of undergraduate students from the Twin Cities Campus of the University of Minnesota. Most of the participants are studying engineering in the university's College of Science and Engineering, but students of any major are welcome to join the team. The team is usually composed of 40 to 60 active students. Subteams The team is composed of five main subteams. Each team is responsible for designing certain components of the car, although all the systems must eventually be integrated with one another. The Composites and Structures Team (formerly called the Aerodynamics and Structures Team) is responsible for designing and constructing the outside shell of the vehicle. At most speeds, much of the power to drive the car is spent on air resistance. Thus, a shell with a low drag coefficient must be built. In addition, much of the vehicle construction involving lightweight composite materials is done by the Composites and Structures Team. The Array Team is responsible for creating the solar array that is the primary source of the vehicle's power. The Array Team does not just attach the solar cells to the car, but must also research and implement encapsulation techniques to protect the fragile solar cells. The University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project is one of the few collegiate teams that encapsulates and mounts their own array. The Electrical Team (formerly called the Controls Team) is responsible for designing, building, and programming all of the electrical systems of the car. This includes the batteries, power trackers, driver interface, telemetry systems, and the electric motor that drives the car. The primary goal of the Electrical Team is efficiency; the less power a device uses, the longer the car will be able to go. The Mechanical Team (formerly the Vehicle Dynamics Team) is responsible for the design and fabrication of the structural and moving parts of the car, including the brakes, suspension, steering, and chassis of the car. The largest challenges presented are to make the components as light and